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UNITED STATES!` PATENT OEErcE.

JOHN LYNAM, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WIRE-REELING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 274,953, dated April 3,1883.

(No-model.)

provement in Wire-Feeling Machines; and I do hereby declare the following` to be a full, clear, concise, and exact description thereof, referen ce being had to theaccom panyin g drawings', making a part of this specification, in

which-like letters indicating like parts- Figure l is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, ot' my improved winding-drum. Fig. 2 is a similar view of a part of the device, but having its section taken at right angles Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the catch-iron employed for holding the gear-shifting lever. Fig. 4t is a plan view of the gearshifting lever; and Fig. 5 is a view ofthe central part ofthe bot-` tom face of the drum, showing the means employed for making gear or power connection between the drum and its driving-shaft.

Myinvention relates to certain improvements in mechanism for reeling wire; and it consists, in general terms, of a rotary winding-drum mounted on a vertical shaft and longitudinally movable thereon, combined with a supportingtable and an extended rim and band between the table and drum for preventing loose ends of' wire from catching and winding upon the shaft, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, A represents a vertical driving-shaft, mounted by step c and bearing a upon a frame, table, or other suitable support, B B. Rotary motion is given the shaft by tight and loose pulleys A' A. Upon the upper end of the shaft is mounted a windingdrum, C, consisting of' end casting, E, and cylindrical barrel c. The casting E, which forms the base ofthe drum, consists ot' a plate or disk, c, a central hub, e', adapted to receive the shaft axially, a body-rim, c2, to which the barrel c is secured, as at c', an outwardly and downwardly inclined rim, e3, which forms the head or end flange of the drum, and vertical rim-extension c4, which iits and moves within an annular basering, D, which latter is secured to the top of frame B. This ring serves the double purpose of an outside bearing for the drum, and with the extended hub e forms .l a iirm support as against horizontal strain,

and also, with the head E, completely incloses the shaft above the table B, and prevents possibility ot'. winding free wire upon the shaft, which would be liable to occur if an opening were left between the table and head of the drum. Instead, however, of a ring, D, outside of the base of the drum, an equivalent ring or band, D', (see Fig. 1,) may be employed, which is secured tothe table in any convenient lway, as by flange d, and, extending upward within the rim c4, bears upon its inner surface, and thus prevents wire from reaching the shaft, and also aids in supporting the drum or winding-block, as before described. Either one or both of these rings D D may he used, as desired. Power connection is made between the drum and shaft by means of lugs e5, formed on the lower end of hub c', on opposite sides of the shaft-passage, and a pin, i?, which is passed through the shaft with its ends projecting. By lowering the drum the ends of this piu pass between the lugs e5, and the rota y motion of the shaft will be communicated to the drum. By raising the drum the lugs will be disengaged and the drum will be stationary, while the shaft may continue to rotate. This vertical movement ot' the drum is made on and guided by the shaft and hub,

to the drum by means of lever N, (see Fig. 4,)

which is pivoted at one end to the fra-me, as

at n', encircles the shaft by a centra-l band or hoop, a, and at its free end passes thron gh the front side of the frame and through a slotted catch-plate, S, (see Fig. 3,) which is fastened to the frame. From either side of the hoop n arms a2 are extended upward through guides c2 a2 in the top ofthe frame, and in the upper forked ends of these arms are mounted rollers m m, which bear against the under face of the drum-head, and thereby form an anti-friction bearing or support. By raising the free end of the lever the rollers m will pressagainst and raise the drum out of engagement with the pin t', and by passing the lever laterally into the notch or catch s of plate Sv the drum will be supportedon the rollers. By lowering the lever the drum will belowered into engage IOO ment with the pin, and in this position the free end of the lever may rest upon the bottom s' ofthe slot in the catch-plate, which may be adjusted with reference to supporting the Weight 'of the drum upon the rollers when the drum is in gear, though in this position the drum may rest upon the pin, if preferred.

By the construction described I secure stability in the drum-inounting, convenience in putting the drum into and out of power connection with the shaft, an efficient guard to prevent wire from Winding upon the shaft, and simplicity1 and cheapness of construction.

I claim herein as my invention-- 1. In a Wire-reeling machine, the combination of winding-drum C, having a rim, e, extending from the periphery of its head, ringD or its described equivalent, table B, and rotary driving-shaft A, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The combination of vertical Winding-barrel c, head-casting E, having elongated axial hub e' and rim e4, extending downward from its periphery, annular base-ring D, rotary driving-shaft A, and table B, substantially as described, Whereby the shaft is inclosed above the table and the winding-drum is supported as against horizontal strain.

3. The rotary and endWise-movable winding-drum C, having a rim'-eXtension,-e4, on its base end, in combination with table B and an annular band or ring secured to the table and adapted to bear upon the side face of such rim, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JOHN LYN AM. Witnesses:

M. H. MASON, GEO. D. DEAN. 

